Pack-saddle.



H. D. BADER L I. C. WASSELL.

PACK SADDLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I4 1917.

1,723,755 Patented Sept. 1I, 1917.

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un IIIIIIIIIIII u A TTUR/VEI H. D. BADER SI J. C. WASSELL.

PACK SADDLE.

APPLICATION FILED IEB. I4` 1917.

l 239,755 Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

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e BADER, Alibi .JAMES @metter ,.vASsLL, slrsirons fro srrrivroivs HARDWARE coiureur,

speifeation f Letters' Patent.

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Application :use february 14, 191'?. sei-iai No. 143,610.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known' that we, HERBERT D. BAUER and JAMES CLARENCE VVAssELL, citizens of the United States, residing at the city of Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Inipjrovements in Pack-Saddles, Vof which the following is a specification. f

Our invention relates to pach saddles, and more particularly to a device of that character adapted to be mounted upon pacliw animals, for the transpo'rtati-onV of aminunii tion for inachine guns.4

The object of the invention is the pro# vision of a saddle which combines the inininiuni of weight with the inaXinui-i-n of strength, rigidity and consequent durability.

A1 further object of the.` invention is the provision of a device of this nature einbodying carriers soy constructed' as to practically eliminate the possi-'bility off any undesired movement of the articles carried thereby.

A; preferred embodiment of our invention is illustrated in the actoinpanying drawi'iigs, forming a part of this specification, in which Fifguro- 1 'is a perspective view of the saddle mounted upon a pack animal,

Figa` 9; is a perspective'vlew of the saddle, taken freni the rear,

Fig. 3' is a side elevation of the front of the saddle, Y Y

Fig; is" a top" plan view of a portion of Fig. 3, c

Fig., 5' is ae perspective view of ene ofthe corners of the frame, and

Figi (3l is a1 sectionalperspectiveV on lineA @-6 of Fig.: 1. F c

Refi-airing specifically to the drmivings,` in which similar' reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the, several views, it willV be noted@` that the framework ofthe saddle comprises a top, normal-ly` ,liciriion-V tally disposed carrier` A, fronr which depend two downwardly inclinedk carriers: B and C.-

It will be notedl that, asclearlyl shown in Fig.` 2, the upper carrier is formed of two integral sections of angle lnateriahlcomprise. ingsidewalls l and 2, end` walls 4l, 54 and" 6* and floor ineinbers 7 and' 8. In the con'- struction, of the end`- walls 3,1, 5 and 6, a substantially square section of` the floor `meinbers T end" S is cut away, andi theends* of the walls l and 2 the body portion, so members 7 and 8.

The carrier C, see vFig. 2, co1nprises a frame consisting of side walls 9 and 10 and an' endwall 11. Connected to the valle 9', l0 and 1l, and preferably at right angles thereto, is a :door member 12, and 11.

4 The carrierl is constructed :is air exact duplicate of the carrier C, and h'encel a detailed description thereof is unnecessary.

The` carriers B and C are rigidly secured to the carrier A, preferably by rivets passing through supporting angle bars 15", 15.' rlhcse bars are riveted to the Hoor members 7 and 8, forming rier Ai.

As yclearly shown in Fig'. Q, braces 1G, 16' are secured to the wallsV 9 andi 10 and the floor membersV 12 and 14, of the carrier C, said bracesl extending upwardly and at a greater angle than' the inclined' carriers B andL C, and being riveted to the angle bars 15, 15, and thence downwardly and'. con'- nected' to the carrier Bl in a manner similar to its connection to carrier C. The braces 16, 16 are 'formed of a single piece of angle material, having the flanges 17 and 18; Nearthe poi nt of engagement with the wal'ls Sand 10 ofthe carrier B or C, the-braces 1G are split longitudinally and bent at an angle to forni theV tongues 19 and Q0, through which pass: rivets 21a, effectxrally securing said tongues to the walls 9 and 104 and to the floor inenibers 12l and l@ respectively.

Arlswil'l be noted byl an examination of the drawings, each brace 16 is notched near its center, and the legs thereof bent downwardly for enga gement with the respective carriers.: The braces are riveted or otherturned at an angle to as to' Contact the floor wise rigidly secured to the bars 15,; 15,1 at',

atpoint between thepoints` of attachment of the nieinbersi 9 and 10. By this constructionit'he angle between the braces and the bar 15 is more acute than the tingle between said bar and the nieinbers. 9 and 10,V and therefore, asr will be readily understood, al moreV pronounced bracing' action results;

.It will be observedV that the construetloir of the: braces 1G, and the manner oil" their attaclnnent'to theV carriers B and C,

and tol the angle bar efl'ectuully prevents relative movement of carriers B and G,

thereby the coniplete cary breeching H. To

since it is practically impossible, without breakage, for the rivets to allow any pivotal i'novements of the members fastened thereby.

Rigidly secured at either end of the angle bar 15, by bolts, rivets, or otherwise, are outwardly-extending, upwardly-curved hook members 21, provided with a Hat, inclined lower face 22, for a purpose to be hereinafter explained. These hooks are clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5.

To each of the braces 16, 1G is attached a block D of wood, or other relatively light, rigid material, and secured to each block is a pad or mattress E, extending below the carriers B and C, for the purpose of preventing injury to the pack animal.

The harness equipment, for use in connection with our invention, includes a strap F, secured to each of the pads E, and provided with rings or hooks at either end, for attachment to the breast-strap G, and to the the front of the frame is fastened, preferably by rivets, to the angle bar 15, a D-ring 23, for engagement with the neck strap I or the bridle ring, and to the rear bar 15 is riveted a D-ring 24, for connection with the hold-back J. To the rear bar 15 is riveted a curved iron rod 25. To

.the opposite bar 15 are riveted two downwardly-turned hook members 26, `26. A strap K is provided with a hook or buckle, not shown, at its rear end, for engagement with the rod 25. The front end of said strap is provided with two extensions K and K? preferably terminating in rings adapted for engagement with the hooks 26, 26.

Tothe bottom walls of eachof the carriers B and C is riveted, or otherwise secured, a curved rod or bar 27. Detachably connected to. said bar, by buckles or snaps, is a strap L provided with two extensions Ll and L2, each extension terminating in a hook or ring adapted to pass over and enga e one Vof the hooks 21. If desirable, the bar 2 may extend from the carrier at such an angle that, when the saddle rests upon the ground, the said bar will not touch the ground at its outer face. This will prevent injury to the strap L.

Secured to the lower inner faces of they floor members 13, of the carriers B and C,

are D-rings 28, 2S, to which are buckled the girth straps M, M of the saddle.

As vat present constructed the boxes for containing machine gun ammunition are flat and somewhat elongated, as shown in Fig. 1. The carriers A, B and C are each so proportioned, in the particular embodiment shown, as to be adapted to receive and retain four of these boxes, the manner of attachment being clearly illustrated in said ligure. 1t will be noted that, in the position shown, any lateral or outward movement of 'the boxes in the carriers B and C will be resisted by the strap L, and any longitudinal movement by the inclosing side walls 9 and 10. The carriers are so proportioned furthermore, that, when four boxes are contained therein, the top face of the uppermost box contacts the inclined lower` face 22 ofthe outwardly extending hook members 21, which face is made, for that purpose, to lie in a plane parallel with the plane of the lower wall 11 of the carrier. This construction elfectually prevents any vertical movement of the boxes, which vertical movement is also of course resisted by the extensions L and L2 of the strap L. Y

Forward or backward movement relative to the saddle, of the boxes in the carrier A,

is prevented by the strap K and its extenv sions K and-'K2 and by the inturned ends 3, 1 5 and 6 of the walls l and 2, and, ob'- viously, the strap lo prevents any vertical movement of said boxes.V

When the boxes are to be taken carriers of course'the snaps or rings carried by the strap extensions may be detached from their engaged hooks, or any of the buckles of the straps may be released. Manifestly, the straps-G, H, l and J are provided with buckles, or may be similarly provided with snap hooks -for the purpose of quick engagement and disengagement with proper elements of the saddle er pads E, E.

In devices of this nature, subjected as they are to rough usage, it is4 essential that the frame work of the saddle be of maximum strength and rigidity, consistentl with the load which the pack animal is able to carry. To this end, and for the sake of durability, we construct our device of iron or steel angle bars so proportioned that the framework is `of great strength and of relatively light metal lighter than iron or steel, without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention. In order to impart increased rigidity, and at the same time ldispense with the necessity of the use of heavy rivets, bolts, or the like, we construct the carriers B and C of a single piece of angle iron suitably notched, andl thereafter welded, as at 13a, to form the substantially U-shapedcarrier providec with the side, end and floor walls 9, 10,11,12,1e and 14.

The construction and location of the braces 16 is a material feature of our invention. It will be noted that these braces are connected to the woodenV blocks D, which in turn rest upon and are-secured to theipads E. The said blocks D extend longitudinally of the back of the pack animal, and the weight ofthe'load is transmitted to the animal through the braces 16 and thence through the blocks D.' Manifestly the the weight would naturally tend to. impart a fan-like spread to the carriers B and C, but this tendency is efl'ectually prevented by the braces, each of which is rigidly .secured at either end to a wall and floor member of a carrier, and, at the top, to, the angle bar 15, as already described and clearly shown in Fig. 3. Moreover, at the endof a days march, or any other time when it is desirable to rest the animal, the saddle is removed and allowed to rest on the ground. ln this case the saddle would be supported by the lower corners of the inclined carriers, and the weight of the load would tend to spread the members. This tendency however is resisted by the braces, as hereinbefore explained.

It is of course understood that the carriers may be so proportioned as to accommodate any number of boxes, or other receptacles, of whatever shape or size.

For the purpose of drainage, the end walls 11 of the carriers B and C may be provided with apertures 11a, 11,

'While we have shown and described a preferred form of our invention, it is to be understood that we desire to secure by Letters Patent all such modifications and embodiments thereof as fall fairly within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure my Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a horizontally disposed package carrier provided with flanges arranged to afford a supporting surface for the package, and with additional flanges extending upwardly from said surface to provide side and end walls for the carrier, and a depending package carrierl connected at each side of and rigidly supported by said horizontal carrier, substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described comprising a horizontally disposed package carrier and a depending package carrier suspended at each side of the horizontal carrier, all of said carriers being provided with flanges arranged to provide a supporting surface for the package, and with additional flanges extending upwardly at an angle to said supporting surface and constituting side and end walls for the carrier, substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described comprising a horizontally disposed package carrier and a depending package carrier suspended from each side of the horizontal carrier, all of said carriers beingprovided with side and end walls having inwardly extending flanges arranged to provide a supporting surface for the package, and bracing members connected to said horizontal carrier and to said depending carriers, substam tially as described.

4. A device of the character described comprising an upper package carrier, inclined package carriers suspended from each side thereof, and a brace engaging certain of the sides ofthe inclined carriers, and being connected to the upper' carrier at a point between the points of suspension of the said inclined carriers, substantially as described.

5. A device of the character described comprising an upper, rectangularly shaped package carrier, two inclined rectangularly shaped package carriers connected thereto,

the said carriers being provided with angularly related side and floor members, and a brace connected to certain of the side and floor members of the inclined carriers and to said upper carrier, substantially as described.

6. A device of the character described comprising a horizontal frame work provided upon each side with an inclined package carrier having flanges constituting a supporting surface for the package, and a lower end wall extending at an angle to said horizontal framework, and projections on said frame work extending outwardly therefrom and upwardly inclined with respect thereto, the projections being so arranged as to lie in a plane parallel to the plane of said end walls, for coperation therewith to prevent vertical movement of the package, substantially as described.

7. A device of the character described comprising an upper package carrier, and an inclined package carrier supported on cach side of said upper carrier, each of said inclined carriers being constructed of an integral member having fianges arranged to providea supporting surface for the package, and other flanges extending upwardly from the said surface to provide side and end walls for said carrier, substantially as described.

S. A device of the character described comprising an upper package carrier, and an inclined package carrier supported on each side of said upper carrier, each of said inclined carriers being constructed of an integral member having` flanges providing side and end walls for said carrier, and an integral bracing member conneeted to each of the said inclined carriers and to said upper carrier, substantially as described.

9. A device of the character described comprising an upper rectangular package carrier, an inclined rectangular package carrier attached to each side thereof, and a bracing member attached to and connecting the said inclined carriers, said bracing member being also connected to said upper carrier at a point between the points of attachment of said inclined carriers, substantially as described.

10. A. device of the character described comprising an upper package carrier of rec tangular formation7 an inclined package carrier of rectangular formation suspended from each side of said upper carrier,bracing1ncm bers extending between said inclined carriers and connected to said upper carrier, said carriers being provided with angularly related flanges constituting the side and end walls thereof, and a projection on the upper carrier disposed in a plane parallel to the plane of the end Walls of the inclined carriers and adapted for coperation therewith to pre- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for vent Vertical movement of the package, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth. Y

In testimony whereof we affix our signaw 15 tures in the presence of two witnesses.

HERBERT D. BADER. J. CLARENCE VVASSELL.

Witnesses: Y

WILLIAM T. JONES, RUSSELL L. STEVENS.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

